Yielding horse-collar supporter.



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YIELDING HORSE QQLLAR SUPPORTEB.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT Fries,

WILLIAM N. HOUGHTALING, OF ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT.

YIELDING HORSE-COLLAR SUPPORTER.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,188, dated June 5, 1900- Application filed November 2'7, 1899. Serial No. 738,249. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. I-IOUGH- TALING, of Ansonia, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Yieldin g Horse-Collar Supporters; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1, a view, partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section, showing my improved horse-collar supporter; Fig. 2, a view in front elevation, showing the attachment of the forward end of the supporter to a horse-collar; Fig. 3, a detached view of the bracket in which the rear end of the supporter is swiveled.

My invention relates to an improvement in the horse-collar supporter patented to me July 11, 1899, No. 687,391, the object being to produce a simple, cheap, and effective device for lifting a hame-ollar above the neck of a horse, so as to avoid chafing.

WVith this end in view my invention consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In carrying out my invention I employ a collar-supporter made from a long rod of elastic metal and made straight at its rear end to form a vertical pivot A, which merges into an arch-shaped chain-fender B, which in turn merges into a long forwardly-extending reach (J, terminating at its forward end in a loop D, the end of which is bent downward and rearward and ends in a hook E, which latter is designed to be hooked directly under the strap F, uniting the bowed upper ends of the hames G G at a point above the apex of the hame-collar H, as shown in Fig. 2. The pivot A of the device is set into a socket I, formed in a bracket 1, secured by bolts or screws J J to the rear face of the chain-bow K of the saddle, which may be of any ap-,

means of the chain-guard B, the forward end of which is bent downward, so as to just clear the forward edge of the chainbmv, as shown in Fig. 1. Under this construction the entire collar-supporter is allowed to swing in a longitudinal plane, so as to accommodate itself to the movement of the horse, whether walking or going at any other gait. So, too, if the horse should throw his head back so as to strike the loop D the supporter will yield and swing in one direction or the other. I

wish to point out also that the loop D sets down between the upper ends of the hames G G, so as to be protected thereby and kept out of the way.

In the action of the device the loop D will spring and exert an effort not only to lift the horse-collar, but also to pull it rearwardly enough, so as to permit the free, easy, and nnhampered movement of the neck of the horse, whereby his comfort is greatly prometed.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction herein shown and described, but hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of' my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a harness-saddle, of a harness-collar, and a yielding collar-supporter pivoted at its rear end to the said saddle, and adapted at its forward end to be connected with the said collar which it yieldingly supports.

2. The combination with a saddle, of a harmess-collar, and a yielding collar-supporter pivoted at its rear end to the said saddle and terminating at its forward end in a loop the rear end of which is carried downward and rearward and adapted for the connection with it of the said collar upon which an upward and rearward draft is exerted by the collarsupporter.

3. The combination with the chain-bow of a harness-saddle, of a harness-collar, and a yielding collar-supporter pivoted at its rear end to the saddle, adapted at its forward end to be connected with the collar which it yieldingly supports, and formed with a chain guard extending overthe said how to confine the chain therein.

4. The combination with the chain-bow of a harness-saddle, of a haine-collar, and a yielding collar-supporter pivoted at its rear end to the saddle, provided at its forward end with a loop the end of which is bent downward and rearward and adapted to have the IO collar attached to it, and formed near its rear end with an arch-shaped chain-guardextending over the said chain bow for confining the chain therein.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WVILLIAM N. HOUGHTALING.

Witnesses:

GEORGE D. SEYMOUR, FRED G. EARLE. 

